I played chess last night online
My adversary was called Fred and went by the nickname of Farmpop60.
He won the first game, I the second
Then he told me he was tired and could we play the decider another time.
We ended up chatting online, with him emphasising his Os
He was a divorcee, two years older than I . He lived on a farm west of Minnesota’s Boundary waters
He had stage four cancer and lived alone and had one daughter in the forces based in Alaska
The farm was overseen by an neighbour farmer and was predominantly orchard focused.
He drank too much rum, hidden in ice cold milk and survived only because of the goodwill of his neighbours.
He supported Trump
And he laughed at himself for assuming I had been divorced from a woman rather than a man.
I don’t know much about Wales he admitted though he liked the film How Green was My Valley
We both admired Walter Pidgeon
“ There’s a moose Bull in the yard” he told me before he said his goodbyes
How Green Was My Valley was my mother's favourite film. She loved that little boy!
ReplyDeleteYour exchange with your fellow chess-player was interesting. Your good stories are neverending! -Kate
It is so interesting to meet people on-line who share an interest with you but are also so very different. It's that way with quilters world wide, too.
ReplyDeleteI have only a very vague memory from childhood of How Green Was My Valley.
Hugs!
What does " emphasising his Os" mean? And..supports TRump? Red flag moment,better lucknext time.
ReplyDeleteNow that's a sentence you don't hear everyday, especially in North Wales! xx
ReplyDeleteoh he has cancer theres a surprise john gray sniffing around death as usual weirdo
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